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Southern California Football Team History

Southern California Trojans

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Pacific Coast-

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1888 <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024

1928 Season Highlights

Howard H. Jones enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.

The Trojans won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship.

1928 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Utah State	40	12	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Oregon State	19	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. St. Marys	19	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ California	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Occidental	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Stanford	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Arizona	78	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Washington State	27	13	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Idaho	28	7	W
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Notre Dame	27	14	W

1928 Season Totals
Record	9-0 -1
Points Scored	267
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	59
Defense Average	5.9
Opponents Record	42-19
Conference Record	3-0
Home Record	9-0
Away Record	0-0 -1

1928 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1928 Pacific Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oregon	9-2	234	59		3-2	77	45	John J. McEwan
Southern California	9-0-1	267	59		3-0-1	56	13	Howard H. Jones
Stanford	8-3-1	274	69		3-1-1	96	42	Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
California	6-2-2	141	36	Lost 7-8	3-0-2	45	16	Clarence M. Price
Washington State	7-3	202	65		2-3	63	53	Orin E. Babe Hollingbery
Washington	7-4	188	74		1-4	6	74	Enoch Bagshaw
Oregon State	6-3	206	53		1-3	36	40	Paul J. Schissler
UCLA	4-4-1	171	136		0-3	13	109	William H. Bill Spaulding

1928 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1928 All Pacific Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.